US Air Force Tests Anti-Ship Missile With In-Flight Targeting Updates
19:15 19.02.2015(updated 19:55 19.02.2015)
New long range anti-ship missile with in-flight targetting updates has been succesfully tested by the US Air Forces.
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US Air Force has successfully tested a long range anti-ship missile that is equipped with in-flight targeting updates, US defense contractor Lockheed Martin said in a statement on Thursday.
"The Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) built by Lockheed Martin… achieved a third successful air-launched flight test, with the missile performing as expected during low altitude flight," the statement said.
The missile was deployed from a US Air Force B-1B bomber plane, according to Lockheed Martin, which noted that "the LRASM prototype… navigated through planned waypoints receiving in-flight targeting updates from the weapon data link."
Surfaced-launched anti-ship missiles are often shot down by air defense systems, according to Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. The agency launched the LRSAM as a way to target warships from an altitude beyond the reach of air defense systems. The missile is expected to be operational in 2018.
© Sputnik
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